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Monarchs halt two-game slide

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Yolanda Griffith had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Monarchs to a 66-52 victory over the Detroit Shock on Saturday night.

Griffith scored 13 points in the second half as the Monarchs (13-9) snapped a two-game losing streak.

Ticha Penicheiro had a season-high 17 points and six assists for the Monarchs. Tangela Smith added nine points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, and Kara Wolters scored nine points.

Astou Ndiaye-Diatta and Jae King each scored 13 points for Detroit (5-15), which lost its fourth straight game. Elena Tornikidou scored nine points and Deanna Brown added nine rebounds.

Detroit shot 8-for-33 in the first half and trailed 30-21 at the break. The Shock shot 30 percent, 21-of-69, for the game.


 

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